From 'Soup's On!' by Leslie Jonath and Frankie Frankeny

Jeannette Ferrary and Louise Fiszer, 'A Good Day for Soup'

'Mollie Katzen's Recipes: Soups'

'Mostly Vegetables,' Susan Costner

American culinary history is a marriage of many cultures. On any given day, in any given American kitchen, we invoke the memory of our ancestors with dishes that speak to their heritage. From Greek to Brazilian, Italian to Lithuanian, Mexican to French, what defines American cuisine is as new as the newest wave of immigrants and as fresh as the latest fusion cuisine.

Ladle up steaming bowls of savory soup for your family any time soon and that cold, wet winter storm outside won't seem so threatening.

'Mastering the Art of French Cook, Volume One'